Thursday, September 23, 2010

SS Normandie Statistics

Owners

Compagnie Générale Transatlantique

Builders

Penhoët Shipyards, Saint Nazaire, France

Launched

October 29, 1932

Maiden voyage

May 29, 1935 Le Havre - New York

Broken up

October 3, 1946 to October 6, 1947

Length overall

1029 feet

Length between perpendiculars

962 feet

Beam

118 feet

Height from keel to top of first funnel

184 feet

Average loaded draft

37 feet

Gross registered tonnage

79,280 (83,423 after 1936)

Number of decks

12

Boilers

29 (plus 4 auxiliary)

Engines

Four Turbo-Electric, total 160,000 hp.

Cruising speed

29 knots.

Top speed

32.2 knots.

1st class passengers

848

2nd class passengers

670

3rd class passengers

54

Officers and crew

1345

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